Alan Dunns Tropical & Exotic Flowers for Cakes

Discover the artistry of cake decorating with Alan Dunn's Tropical & Exotic Flowers for Cakes. This comprehensive guide features intricate designs inspired by a variety of stunning tropical flowers, including orchids, gingers, heliconias, bird of paradise, and bougainvillea. Ideal for both novice and experienced bakers, this book enhances your cake decorating skills with easy-to-follow instructions that teach you how to create beautiful sugar flowers and foliage. Each section is dedicated to a featured cake, offering step-by-step methods to construct and arrange individual elements seamlessly. Learn to transform your cakes into exquisite masterpieces that double as elegant table centerpieces. With essential tips on tools, materials, and techniques, you’ll find everything you need to make eye-catching, exotic sugar flowers. Whether you're preparing for a wedding, special event, or just want to impress at home, this guide serves as the ultimate resource for stunning cake decorations. Elevate your baking with the vibrant colors and unique forms of tropical flowers, and impress your guests with edible art. This is a must-have for anyone looking to explore the enchanting world of cake decorating with tropical and exotic themes.

Author: Alan Dunn
Bind: paperback
Dimensions: 213 x 255 mm
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 29-05-2015

The designs include many species of orchid, rhizomes, gingers, heliconias, bird of paradise, anthurium, bougainvillea and many more. A comprehensive introduction covering all the essential information on materials, tools, techniques and basic recipes is followed by a section taking each featured cake in turn. For each cake, easy-to-follow instructions are given on how to construct and build-up individual flowers, foliage and fruit and then how to arrange these individual elements into an arrangement that can be used either to decorate a cake or on its own as a table centrepiece, for example. Finally, instructions are given on how to make each cake and secure the arrangement, if you choose to use it in this way. If you're looking for the ultimate guide to making exotic and tropical sugar flowers, this book won't fail to impress.